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- You remember a rather pretty stripy one that used to come about when you were here. Its mistress was here the other evening when I was doing the paths, looking for it… Her husband seems to be in the navy and she lives in Mrs. Ross’ who has also Mrs. Rose and her dog. The cat and dog must not meet!… Stornoway, 13th May. 1917
- Lt-Col. David Macleod has been wounded again; his name was on to-day’s list near that of Aleck Macaulay, Breasclet. The latter has been wounded on the head by shrapnel, not seriously, Catherine says… Stornoway, 10th May. 1917
- Am sending on “Gazette”. I have a summary in it of an old book on Stor[nowa]y… Thomas Babington Macaulay got the D.C.M. He seems to have behaved with great bravery, attacked four Germans, killed three & wounded one & carried off their machine guns into lines… Stornoway, 6th May. 1917
- Did Papa tell you that she and Miss Isabel Mackenzie are going to take a teacher’s work between them, which will leave Papa still 5 teachers short. Mr. Colin J, Mr. Ewen and Mr. Tait are left so far but will to be appealed for from time to time. If only the war would end! You will be sorry to hear that poor May Macfarlane has lost her other brother in this last push. He was in the Canadians… Stornoway, 29th April. 1917
- Mamma is just now busy in the kitchen baking oatcakes, so that we may keep within the Controller’s demand that no person shall eat more than a loaf and a half per week. We have been taking note this week and find that we are well within the limit. Some white fish are being landed these days, so the “kitchen” problem has not been so acute as it sometimes is… Stornoway, 26th April. 1917
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Friday photo: Manish
This image of Manish on the Golden Road in Harris features in the James Shaw Grant collection held by the archive service. I love this photo partly because is does capture some of the remoteness of the Golden Road and … Continue reading
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Friday photo: A walk in the woods
Trees on the islands are not as ubiquitous as we may like, but this lovely avenue at Rodel Wood looks a lovely place for a walk on a sunny (midge free) day. The postcard states the image is of Rodel … Continue reading
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Friday photo: Roll on-roll off ferries come to the islands
Tuesday saw the 50th anniversary of the introduction of a car ferry to the Western Isles. The MV Hebrides was brought into service on the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy triangle on 15 April 1964 by David MacBrayne Ltd. She was built by Russell … Continue reading
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Friday photo: The Shiants
The Shiants sit just off the east coast of north Harris in the minch and consist of three main islands. The three islands are known as Garbh Eilean (rough island), Eilean an Taighe (house island) and Eilean Mhuire (island of … Continue reading
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Archivists in the making – Sir E Scott School
On 22 March, David visited Sir E Scott School to work with the deputy head, Calum Mackay, and pupils to sort the schools archives. We started by looking through some school material that had already been sorted from the 1960s-2000s. … Continue reading
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Friday Photo: Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
This weeks Friday photo is of picturesque Amhuinnsuidhe Castle in beautiful Harris. If you have been brave enough to drive (or be driven) on the road to Amhuinnsuidhe, then well done! As you can imagine, the road to the castle … Continue reading
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Friday Photo; Bunavoneader whaling station
The whaling station at Bunavoneader was first opened by Norwegian father and son Peter and Carl Herlofson, who founded the company A/S Harupunen (The Harpoon). The family had started the company in Iceland in 1896, but were searching for … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Road to Hushinish
Tomorrow the Islands Book Trust is hosting a boat trip from Hushinish to Scarp departing at 11am. Scarp is famous for being the island where an experiment was carried out to see if post could be delivered by means of rockets. … Continue reading
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Friday Photo; Northton Temple
This week’s Friday Photo is of Northton Temple in Harris, which has recently had some renovations made to its stonework. Rudh’ an Teampaill, the headland that the chapel sits on, is thought to have at one point being enclosed by … Continue reading
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